In Greece, almost one suicide per day for austerityhttp://www.beppegrillo.it/2014/04/in_grecia_quasi_un_suicidio_al_giorno_per_lausterita.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+beppegrillo%2Fatom+%28Blog+di+Beppe+Grillo%29
" According to research that seeks to shed light on the health cost of austerity , spending cuts in Greece have caused an increase in the rate of suicide among men. Researchers at the University of Portsmouth have found a correlation between the cuts expenditure and suicides in Greece. every 1 % reduction in public spending in Greece has caused an increase by 0.43% in the rate of suicide among men. 551 men were killed, " solely because of fiscal austerity " between 2009 and 2010 , says one of the authors , Nikolaos Antonakakis . Nearly one person per day. Given that in Greece in 2010 there were about two suicides a day, then it seems that 50% was due to austerity . Antonakakis , professor of economics , says he was driven to investigate the possible link between austerity and rate of suicide after hearing the news media and reports on friends of friends who committed suicide . Antonakakis and his co - author, economics professor Alan Collins, said they were surprised by the amount of suicides that seem to be related to the austerity and how clear is the link . The men aged between 45 and 89 years showed the highest risk of suicide in response to austerity , because the more easily have suffered cuts in wages and pensions , the research says . "The GuardianFull translation of "Voices from abroad"